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Newspaper
Norfolk Virginian
Location
Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1897
Page
2
A Sunday piece by Joseph H. Van Biene explores water beyond utility, arguing water is blue in bulk yet appears colorless in small amounts. The essay merges nature as teacher with chemistry basics, showing water formed from hydrogen and oxygen and noting solid water distinct from ice.
The article explains that blue copper sulphate crystals lose water when heated, turning white and powdery. Water appears as steam and the crystals revert to blue when rehydrated, illustrating crystallization and dehydration with simple tests and noting broader reflections on nature and divinity.
A Long Island South Jerusalem tale recalls Deacon Tribulation Smith and Old Colonel Tom, a brutal pirate figure at Brick House Creek. The piece weaves colonial piracy, ghostly visitations, and local lore through accounts of shipwrecks, wagers, and a sailor named June Sprage who claims a spectral voyage with a blue flame devil cohort.
The oral tale about Brick Tlouse Creek is repeated by Jiis children and their descendants, preserving the legend across generations as the family keeps the tradition alive.
A humorous exchange among Vermonters about prayer posture includes Deacon Lemuel Keyes urging kneeling, Rev Wise advocating straight arms, Elder Slow favoring bowed eyes, and Rev Hunt preferring clasped hands with thumbs down. Cyrus Brown recounts an upside down prayer after falling into Hodgkins well, claiming it the best prayer he ever said.
A poetic meditation from In Dog AMS written for the Sunday Virginian. The speaker describes dreams of music, a goddess shrine, and a queen among roses. The verses evoke heavenly spheres, spiritual yearning, and a distant beloved guiding creative birth.
A Fort Worth column critiques dubious thyroid and brain extract remedies, listing extreme dosages and dubious claims. It mentions preparations like Thyrotoine and Ceorehine, plus salt tonics, marketed from New York to Washington. The piece highlights unsafe self treatment advice and cautions readers about a Washington cheat sheet sale.
Fragmented OCR text lists topics from nervous system disorders to obesity and rheumatism. Mentions premature deaths in man and diseases of women, with references to drugs and inquiries to a Washington chemical company.
The notice lists frequent headaches, nasal obstruction, postnasal drainage, persistent colds, ear burning, back pains, dizziness, fatigue, insomnia, belching, heart palpitations, stomach bloating, poor appetite, and nausea. It labels these as prominent signs of DRY CATARREL and its associated stomach and bowel issues.
Dr L B Firey lists offices at Moritz building No 058 Main street over 5 and 10 cent store. Specializes in catarrh asthma hay fever dyspepsia deafness and all diseases of the eye ear nose throat chest stomach. Hours 9 A M to 1 P M and 2 to 4 P M.
Consultation always free and medicines provided at no cost to patients under a terms moderate program. Details describe eligibility for free services and conditions for continued access within the policy framework.
An editorial voice argues against universal medicine during spring, condemning reckless use of tonics and poisons. It promotes Munyon’s fifty seven cures as precise remedies, priced at 25 cents a bottle, offering free advice from Prof. Munyon at 1505 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
An advert touts JF SARG and SQN artificial mother's milk as a healthy substitute made from pure cow’s milk using a new German patented process. It urges consulting a physician and notes retailing details.
A fragmented listing shows numerous companies and addresses across Dickson, Norfolk, and nearby streets including Bank Street Main Street Water Street and Commercial Place. Entities range from refuse and hardware to marble works and liquor, with many names and locations unreadable or incomplete.
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